Located 4 miles SE of Fort Davis on Hwy 118, the Chihuahuan Desert Nature...

Located 4 miles SE of Fort Davis on Hwy 118, the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center is comprised of semi-desert grasslands and igneous rock outcrops with a riparian canyon and spectacular views from all directions. Visitors may explore more than 3 miles of hiking trails from the moderate to strenuous 1.75 Mile Modesta Canyon Trail that leads into a hidden canyon featuring a series of permanent springs and pools, to the moderate 1.0 Mile Clayton's Overlook Trail which provides miles of breathtaking scenery from the overlook along with a Geology Exhibit to several additional trails, as well.

The 0.5 Mile winding path through the Botanical Gardens offers a variety of trees and shrubs native to the Chihuahuan Desert region. Halfway through the gardens, is the Cactus and Succulent Greenhouse featuring one of the finest collections of cacti and succulents from the Chihuahuan Desert region. Many of the 165 species and subspecies bloom in early spring, providing a profusion of color and texture.

The Nature Center has created a get place to explore some of the native flora an fauna of the Chihuahuan desert, be educated, and enjoy a relaxing hike through the area. The visitor's center is very informative, has some great books for sale, and has a friendly staff. The cleanliness and orderliness was so well attended to that I am...
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This was my husband's favorite place of our entire trip! We hiked the easy Clayton Loop area to the top where there is a 360 degree view. Take the advice of bringing a walking stick with you! At the top there are plaques that name and explain each of the peaks and surrounding areas as you circle the outlook. We...
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we went with our 12 year old grandson and did the 2 mile hike. We arrived when it opened. It was a little cool to start but turned out to be perfect within 15 minutes. The hike took us to the bottom, along the creek bed and to the top of the mountain with fantastic views. The hike was steep...
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It was very crowded with several well behaved school groups, but we walked a short trail and talked with the gentlemen who worked in the "mining" display (he was very interesting to listen to). There are several trails to choose from and they are all well marked. Recommended!

This is a nice place to hike and see some very interesting native plant life well marked for identification. Green house was hot,hot,hot, but after all..........it is the chihuahuan desert. We saw huge jackrabbits and a roadrunner too. Get out of the car and Enjoy.

This was a pleasant surprise of our trip. The hike was about 3.5 miles and went down into a mini canyon and then looked out town the fort davis mountains. They also had a ton of different cactus species. Worth the stop

Lots of cool hiking trails, plus the great botanical gardens. If you only have an hour or two, the botanical garden walk is perfect. It's lovely and informative, plus there's an amazing cactus greenhouse at the back of it. Plus the the little mining exhibit in front of the visitor's center is way cool too!